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A Soap Embedded With Toy

Abstract: A soap embedded with toy consisting of; a waterproof object with predetermined three dimensional structure such that the said object is embedded centrally within the said soap, wherein the said waterproof object is like, but not limited to, a soft goodie, a cartoon miniature, a decorative item; preferably a toy. The body of the soap is such that it entirely encompasses and encapsulates the said object on all sides, such that the object is at least 1cm away from all the edges of the soap. The soap is transparent to translucent in nature such that the embedded object is clearly seen through it. The soap can be of any shape, size, fragrance, with or without any additive fillers.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
22 April 2019
Publication Number
44/2020
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
CHEMICAL
Status
Email
allison@katariyaassociates.com
Parent Application

Applicants

Kiran Bala
601, Pine Nyati Environ, Road no.5, Tingre Nagar, Pune-411015, Maharashtra, India

Inventors

1. Kiran Bala
601, Pine Nyati Environ, Road no.5, Tingre Nagar, Pune-411015, Maharashtra, India

Specification

Claims:I claim,
1. A soap embedded with toy consisting of; a waterproof object with predetermined three dimensional structure such that the said object is embedded centrally within the said soap.
2. The soap as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said waterproof object is like, but not limited to, a soft goodie, a cartoon miniature, a decorative item; preferably a toy.
3. The soap as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body of the soap is such that it entirely encompasses and encapsulates the said object on all sides.
4. The soap as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said object is such that the distance from the edge of the said soap on all sides and the object is atleast 1 cm.
5. The soap as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said soap is made up of a colourless or coloured base such that the soap is always transparent in nature.
6. The soap as claimed in claim 1, wherein the soap is of any desired shape, fragrance, and with or without fillers.
7. A method of preparing the said soap embedded with toy comprising the steps of:
a) Melting readily available base of required quantity at about 145 degree Fahrenheit.
b) Adding fragrance, colour, and/or other additives to the molten base as required.
c) Taking required shaped mould and pouring molten base halfway through it.
d) Allowing the base poured in the mould to cool to a semi-solid state for about 4-7 minutes.
e) Placing the required toy centrally onto the semi-solid base and allowing it to cool further for about 10-12 minutes.
f) Re-melting and pouring the remaining base onto the toy in the mould such that it completely fills the mould to the brim.
g) Allowing the soap embedded with toy in the mould to cool for about 45 minutes to 1 hour to harden completely.
, Description:FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to manufacturing of bathing soaps, and more particularly it relates to manufacturing of soaps with an embedded toy.

BACKGROUND
Children have a tendency to get dirty while playing, while doing day-to-day activities, while eating etc, contrastingly children are notorious for not wanting to bathe, and judiciously avoiding the use of soap. Most children have a highly active imagination and like to play with toys and other figurines. Thus, if they are given some lucrative offer which rewards them after bath that will solve all bathing related tantrums. It would be achieved by making bathing aids, bathroom elements attractive and children friendly. Thus, there exists a need to device a bathing aid that interests children to bathe and eventually keep them neat and clean and thus in turn keep them healthy and away from diseases.

PRIOR ART
US document number US7140063B2 describes -A multi-use bathing implement for use in cleansing and exfoliating skin and as a toy, a holder of soap or like products, and a decoration. The bathing implement includes a toroidal sponge component and can also have a removable attachment component. The donut-shaped sponge component is preferably made of mesh sponge material and is concentrically disposed about an inner ring-shaped component defining a central opening in which the attachment component can be removably secured. The inner ring-shaped component provides a ready gripping area which can be held for manipulating the bathing implement. The attachment component can be, for instance, a toy, a solid soap product, a container of a bath/cosmetic product or the like, a mesh netting pocket, or a knob-shaped hanging device having a suction cup. In addition, the implement can have a drawstring for converting the toroid shape sponge into a ball shaped sponge.

A PCT document number WO2000040137A1 describes- A combination bathing implement for use in cleansing and exfoliating skin and as a bath toy, or holder of soap or like products. The bathing implement includes a sponge component and an attached component. The sponge component can be, for instance, a ball-shaped mesh sponge, and the attachment component can be, for instance, a water-friendly stuffed toy, a shaped solid soap product, or a container of a fluent soap, shampoo or lotion product. Preferably, a loop component extends from the sponge component so that the other component is attachable to and removable from the sponge component . The loop component can be appropriately sized so that it can be used as a handle to manipulate the sponge component during bathing. Alternatively, the implement can be utilized as a surface and article cleaning implement and be sold in combination with a container of cleaning product. The implement is also capable of being worn in a person's hair or as a bracelet around a person's wrist.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION:
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a soap embedded with a toy.
Yet another object of the present invention is to make the tedious and cumbersome process of bathing kids more fun and joyous.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a smooth and sturdy soap with attractive aesthetics.

SUMMARY
The present invention discloses a soap embedded with toy. For the present invention ready base is melted by double boiling at 145 degree Fahrenheit and poured in mould of desired shape up-to its halfway and allowed to semi-solidify, after 4-7 min desired toy is placed centrally in the mould onto the base such that it takes central position, and does not sink to the bottom of the mould. This assembly is allowed to dry for another 10-12 min after which the remaining base is re-melted and poured filling up the mould completely to the brim and allowed to solidify completely for about 45 min. to 1 hour. While pouring the re-melted base the toy does not float since it is solidified with the first poured base. As a result on completing the process we obtain a soap embedded with a toy. The soap can be added with fragrance and colour as per choice. The texture of the soap remains transparent to translucent.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 shows a soap mould (1) and molten soap base (2) ready to be poured.
FIG. 2 shows soap mould with molten soap base poured halfway and squishy toy (3) ready to be embedded.
FIG. 3 shows squishy toy positioned centrally and semi-solidified in the poured base.(4)
FIG.4 shows remaining mould poured and filled with re-melted base to cover the toy completely in the base soap.(5)
FIG. 5 shows the final hardened soap with embedded toy (6).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION:
Before the present invention is described, it is to be understood that this invention is not limited to methodologies described, as these may vary as per the person skilled in the art. It is also to be understood that the terminology used in the description is for the purpose of describing the particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Throughout this specification, the word “comprise”, or variations such as “comprises” or “comprising”, will be understood to imply the inclusion of a stated element, integer or step, or group of elements, integers or steps, but not the exclusion of any other element, integer or step, or group of elements, integers or steps. The use of the expression “at least” or “at least one” suggests the use of one or more elements or ingredients or quantities, as the use may be in the embodiment of the invention to achieve one or more of the desired objects or results. Various embodiments of the present invention are described below. It is, however noted that the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, but rather the intention is that modifications those are apparent are also included.
Various methods can be used to manufacture soap as follows:
A. The Melt and Pour method: In the melt and pour method readily available soap base is heated and melted using double boiler and poured into desired mould to obtain solidified soap.
B. The Cold Press method. In cold process method, the soap is manufactured from scratch using chemical reaction of saponification. Base like sodium hydroxide is used to obtain the solidified soap. For the present invention, the melt and pour method is used to manufacture the clear and transparent solidified soap.
C. The Hot Process method: this process is similar to cold process except heat is introduced to fasten the saponification process.
D. The Re-batching method, which is used to mould and manufacture soaps gone bad, or to add desired ingredients to the soap. It involves shredding hardened soap and remoulding.
The present invention makes use of the melt and pour method to manufacture the soap. A preferred embodiment of the present invention describes steps to manufacture the said soap which are as follows.
Step 1- The required amount of base as per the number of soaps to be made or as per the batch size is taken and is heated and melted to form a liquid consistency. This heating is done using double boiling method in a large container. Once the base is melted, desired ingredients ranging from colour, fragrance, essential oils, herbs, nutrients etc if any can be added to the molten base to achieve desired results.
Step 2- Desired moulds of various shapes and sizes like square, rectangle, circular, elliptical, star, rhomboidal, etc. can be used to shape the soap. The mould however should be big enough to accommodate solid fillers to be added if any and at the same time be small enough to be handy and easy to use especially by children. The present invention uses a rectangular 3D mould (FIG.1) with dimension 8 x 5 x 2.5 cm or 7 x 4 x 2.5 cm preferably, however any dimension as per the shape can be chosen.
Step 3- The molten base along-with other ingredients if any is poured filling the mould half-way that is upto 2.5 cm (FIG.2) and this poured liquid is allowed to cool to a semi-solid jelly like consistency for about 4-10 minutes such that it is solid enough to hold any object within it and the object does not sink to the bottom of the mould due to its weight however, it should be soft enough to allow piercing of the solid object slightly through the semi solid base so that it is just held in position as shown in (FIG. 3) This object is now allowed to solidify further with the semi solid base for about 10-15 minutes so that it does not float on addition of remaining hot molten base over it.
Step 4- On fixing the object in the poured base in half part of the mould, now the remaining half portion of the mould, or the vacant area after placing the object is covered with molten base completely till the brim of the mould and allowed to solidify completely for about 40 minutes to 1.5 hour depending on the size of the mould, additives to the base etc. (FIG.4)
On final cooling a completely solidified soap embedded with a toy is obtained which has a see through transparent or translucent state depending on additives like colour if any. (FIG.5)
The steps as described above from 1 to 4 are crucial to obtain a hardened soap with desired object placed exactly at centre and in a uniform manner. The object used is waterproof with pre-determined three dimensional structure that can be customized according to the shape and size of the soap to be prepared.
The invention is explained in detail by way of example for better understanding, however, should not be construed to limit the scope of the present invention.
Example-1 To prepare a rectangular soap with a squishy toy embedded in it.
1. Take the soap base in required quantity (about-125gms for one soap) and melt it at about 145 degree Fahrenheit.
2. Add few drops of fragrance oils, colour as desired to this molten base and stir thoroughly avoiding and lumps.
3. Take required soap mould (say 8 x 5 x 2.5 cm) and pour halfway with the base as in step.2.
4. Wait for 4 to 7 minutes to allow the poured molten base to reach a semi-solidified consistency.
5. Carefully place the toy at the centre of the semi-solid base, and allow to cool further for 10 minutes.
6. Now re-melt the base and pour over the toy evenly filling the mould completely upto the brim. This step ensures no lumps have aggregated in the base after the first pouring and ensures uniformity of soap so obtained.
7. Allow the base poured over the toy to solidify completely for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, to obtain a singly moulded solidified soap with the toy embedded in it.
The toy is placed centrally in the moulds of desired shapes such that the toy is at least 1 cm away from all sides of the edges of the soap. The size of the toy in the above example is about 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm. which is embedded in a mould of size 8 x 5 x 2.5 cm which gives a soap of about 125 grams with the toy embedded.
The above steps can be reciprocated for moulds of varying dimensions too.
The objects placed in the soap can be toys, soft goodies like cartoon miniatures, erasers etc or any decorative items that are thermo stable. All objects used are waterproof in nature. The toys used are preferably made of thermoplastic rubber and are squishy in nature. However, any heat tolerant and waterproof material can be used for the objects to be embedded in the soap.
The invention describes the preferred mode of working however many variants like addition of sparkle or any fillers in the soap with many other obvious modifications of shape size etc. will be quite evident to any person having ordinary skill in the art.

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Application Documents

# Name Date
1 201921015845-FER.pdf 2022-09-20
1 201921015845-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [22-04-2019(online)].pdf 2019-04-22
2 201921015845-FORM 18 [22-08-2022(online)].pdf 2022-08-22
2 201921015845-POWER OF AUTHORITY [22-04-2019(online)].pdf 2019-04-22
3 201921015845-FORM 1 [22-04-2019(online)].pdf 2019-04-22
3 Abstract1.jpg 2019-08-07
4 201921015845-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [22-04-2019(online)].pdf 2019-04-22
4 201921015845-DRAWINGS [22-04-2019(online)].pdf 2019-04-22
5 201921015845-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [22-04-2019(online)].pdf 2019-04-22
6 201921015845-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [22-04-2019(online)].pdf 2019-04-22
6 201921015845-DRAWINGS [22-04-2019(online)].pdf 2019-04-22
7 201921015845-FORM 1 [22-04-2019(online)].pdf 2019-04-22
7 Abstract1.jpg 2019-08-07
8 201921015845-FORM 18 [22-08-2022(online)].pdf 2022-08-22
8 201921015845-POWER OF AUTHORITY [22-04-2019(online)].pdf 2019-04-22
9 201921015845-FER.pdf 2022-09-20
9 201921015845-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [22-04-2019(online)].pdf 2019-04-22

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